Tridacna

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Cardiida › Cardiidae

Collected by: Richard Pearson; Richard Pearson
Collector number: Original lot: #40
Date: January 2, 1963
Locality: Ryukyu Islands; Ishigaki Island; Ishisuku Site; LVL.6-2
Region: Ryukyu Islands
Record type: Preservedspecimen

43 Bishop specimens of Tridacna · collected 1902–1963Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 2, 1963, Richard Pearson; Richard Pearson also collected 2 other specimens.

Bivalvia

Malacology

Tridacna

Malacology

Tridacna observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,678 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29

Red Sea, EG

(c) ur6s77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

Western Islands, Singapore

(c) Tay Jing Xuan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

(c) klearad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

Orpheus Island, AU-QL-HI, AU-QL, AU

(c) drmattnimbs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

Botum Sakor, KH-KK, KH

(c) habeasporpoise, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Tridacna. BPBM 253027. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/253027.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026